Vics knock over Warriors on day one

Western Australia's Marcus North regained form with a fine 87 but Victoria claimed the upper hand after the first day of their Sheffield Shield clash at the MCG.

The Warriors were sent in and were bowled out for 248.

Victoria will resume on Friday on 0 for 21 with Peter Handscomb on 6 and lucky to be there, with Chris Rogers 12 not out.

Handscomb was dropped on 3 at first slip by Adam Voges off the bowling of Mitchell Johnson.

North, who stepped down this week as captain after scoring 23 runs in his side's opening two games, was last man out when he was bowled by Test quick James Pattinson.

"I've been under a bit of pressure form-wise so I needed to get a score in this game or else I might have been playing in the second eleven next week," 21-Test veteran North said.

"It's nice to be able to do it in tough conditions against a good bowling attack and when the team needed it."

North hit eight fours and one six and faced 170 deliveries in almost four hours of batting.

"It felt like a couple of days out there. I haven't batted that long for a while," said North, 33.

"It was nice to do the hard yards."

Pattinson and Test team-mate Peter Siddle claimed two wickets each as did Clint McKay, Jayde Herrick and young all-rounder Alex Keath.

Victorian captain Cameron White chose to bowl first in overcast conditions on a green-tinged MCG pitch.

Hussey played a determined knock in tough conditions before he was caught at second slip by his brother David off Herrick's bowling at 3 for 122.

Voges (10) poked a catch to second slip and Mitchell Marsh (2) was caught behind as Siddle struck in consecutive overs.

Wade, who missed last weekend's one-day clash with Tasmania because of a sore thumb, took several blows to the injured area during the post-lunch session.

Tom Triffitt (12) was out in the second over after tea to Pattinson as David Hussey pouched his third catch and Johnson (5) was caught behind at 7 for 190.

Michael Beer (22) was eighth man out after adding 48 with North as the courageous Wade claimed his fourth catch.

McKay (2 for 49) said the Bushrangers had failed to capitalise on a juicy pitch.

"It was a bit disappointing towards the end of the day. We let them off the hook a little bit," he said.

North's decision to quit the captaincy of the Warriors and the Perth Scorchers came after the Scorchers' boozy night out for Mitchell Marsh's 21st birthday during their Champions League Twenty20 campaign in South Africa last month.

Marsh's brother Shaun was left out of this week's side for form reasons, the Warriors said.